A Firm Foundation

When Jesus asked his disciples, "Whom say ye that I am?" Peter replied, acknowledging him as "the Christ, the Son of the living God." This spiritual recognition was blessed by Jesus, who said, "Upon this rock I will build my church."

On page 35 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy declares, "Our church is built on the divine Principle, Love." As a synonym for God, Principle shows us the firm foundation from which all good proceeds; it gives us the conviction of absolute certainty, surety, and stability. Principle is and must forever be unchanging; it cannot be shaken, perverted, or reversed. It operates unceasingly through its eternal laws, and human opinions and speculations cannot touch or alter it. This firm foundation is the rock on which "our church is built." Church is indeed a sanctuary in which all may find security, a refuge from the woes of materialism. In "the secret place of the most High," the consciousness of good, holiness, health, happiness, all the glories of heaven, are intact.

"Church," which Mrs. Eddy defines, in part, as "the structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle" (Science and Health, p. 583), holds without measure the living waters of Truth; here we can draw forever and be refreshed and strengthened.

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